Example sentences of "it [is] often [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 However , just to complicate things at a very early level , it 's often observed that agricultural products have what 's called a perverse supply response , in that there 's a negative relationship between prices and output .
2 Though it 's often debated , undergravels may not be a good choice for those who wish to grow plants .
3 It 's often caused by some accident .
4 It 's often felt that reading , or reading aloud , is an effective way of teaching spelling , and pupils may be advised that to improve their spelling they should read more .
5 He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things .
6 It 's often said the best way to pack for a holiday is to lay everything out you think you 'll need — and then leave half the things behind .
7 Orcadian dialect it 's often said has no words of endearment no dears or darlings but I think perhaps came as near to it as any word .
8 So that 's well , before we can go in , launch into this , I mean it 's often said that erm , er , well , one of the major reasons why agricultural commodity trade has n't been included in GATT , like virtually every other er , product has been , is because governments are saying , look this is a domestic policy , it 's got nothing to do with international trade , we 're supporting our farmers , it 's a domestic policy .
9 And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach !
10 Another thing that the superego does that we , we should mention because it 's often forgotten , is to provide the ego with a sense of reality .
11 It 's effectively isolated from the rest of the country and it 's often forgotten in conversation when people say well I was at Bristol , in your part of the world er at the weekend .
12 I say rightly so because Herbert Spencer 's theory of evolution was fundamentally different from Darwin 's , even though it 's often confused with it .
13 It 's often accompanied by lower back pain , but this is usually milder than the leg pain .
14 But it but it 's often misinterpreted , as being of the right mind and having the right attitude , about understanding
15 It 's often thought that previous attempts have failed because there are n't enough well-trained classical actors in the USA to make such a repertory company feasible , but this is increasingly not the case : American drama students are eager to train in the UK , and the percentage of successful auditions held is relatively high .
16 I think it 's often thought of as a way of men getting rid of their aggression and if they can go out there on a Saturday and shout and ball and scream , then that 's fine !
17 Erm I mean kids can do , of a similar age , can do enormously abusive things to each-other in which case it 's often thought of as things like bulling or erm or or something like that y'know I mean for example I know somebody who attende was educated at Rugby and you know he was he was buggered silly by the other boys who also wired him up to the mains and stuck billiard cues up his bum and all sort of things .
18 Watch out … direct application can be messy ; it 's often recommended that the stained area is first wetted , then rinsed afterwards .
19 It 's often Overlooked but it is probably the single most beneficial part — having a good time .
20 It 's often described as a jungle , and to be totally frank , it is .
21 It 's often associated with large-scale traditional patterns used in Victorian times , but there 's a wide range of smaller-scale geometrics , as well as textures , some of which imitate natural materials like grasscloth , tree bark , woven material , etc .
22 It is most common in older people and it is often believed that there is no cure because it is a sign that the body is wearing out .
23 Indeed , it is often assumed by Continental and North American commentators that there has never been any significant literary theory in England .
24 The second muddle concerns murder and manslaughter specifically , namely , that since there is no workable defence of insanity , it is often assumed that the existence of the mandatory penalty for murder is the essential reason for the section 2 defence .
25 It is often assumed that winter is the most suitable time for training yet only 43% indicated that any time during winter would be suitable .
26 In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal .
27 Because these three associated religions appear to have in common the belief in one transcendent personal creator , it is often assumed that they all believe in the same God .
28 Because of this it is often assumed that cleaning staff are familiar with the basics especially when women are employed .
29 Indeed , it is often assumed that women are the ‘ natural ’ carers , and that such work is n't quite suitable for a man .
30 But it is often assumed that so doing is to be following in the footsteps of Marx , when he gave his example of luxury goods production , basing himself on the premise that the sub-department lib produced only goods for capitalist consumption .
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